JP2017167681A - Information provision device, information provision method, and information provision program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information provision device, information provision method, and information provision program, which display a ticker in accordance with change in a state of a terminal.SOLUTION: An information provision device comprises: a display unit 22; a sensor unit having an attitude sensor 23a, touch sensor 23b, and camera 23c; and a control unit 20. The display unit scrolls a notified message in a predesignated area to display a ticker. The sensor unit is configured to detect a state of the information provision device. The control unit changes how the ticker is displayed when a detected state of the device meets a predetermined condition.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  Embodiments described herein relate generally to an information providing apparatus, an information providing method, and an information providing program.

  Conventionally, in a service industry such as a hotel, an information provider (for example, a hotel receptionist) provides various information to a terminal of a client (for example, a user who is a hotel guest). The client terminal displays information notified from the information provider in a predetermined area (area) on the portal screen and notifies the user. One display method for effectively providing information to the user is a telop display in which characters are scrolled and displayed in a predetermined area on the screen. In the client terminal, the information notified from the information provider is displayed in telop, so that the full text of the notified information can be provided to the client even when the display area is limited.

JP 2011-216042 A JP 2008-170544 A JP 2009-267644 A JP 2011-221094 A

  However, in the above-described conventional technology, even if the client terminal is changed, for example, the client terminal is held on the table and is watched by the user. There is a problem that the appeal effect does not change.

  For example, if the client terminal is placed on the table, the user recognizes to the extent that the client terminal glances at the telop display. On the other hand, if the user is holding the client terminal in his hand and gazing at the screen, the user tries to understand the contents of the telop-displayed information. Therefore, if the telop display does not change even if the state of the client terminal changes, and the appeal effect to the user does not change, it is less useful for the user who wants to understand the contents of the telop display.

  In one aspect, an object is to provide an information providing apparatus, an information providing method, and an information providing program capable of performing telop display according to a change in the state of a terminal.

  In the first plan, the information providing apparatus includes a display unit, a detection unit, and a control unit. The display unit scrolls the notified message to a predetermined area and displays it in a telop. The detection unit detects the state of the own device. The control unit changes the display mode of the telop display when the detected state of the own apparatus satisfies a predetermined condition.

  According to one embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to perform telop display according to a change in the state of the terminal.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration example of the information providing system according to the embodiment. FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the portal screen. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a data configuration example of the management DB. FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining an operation example of the client terminal. FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a definition file. FIG. 6 is a flowchart for explaining an operation example of the client terminal. FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a display example of a telop. FIG. 8 is a block diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of the information processing apparatus.

  Hereinafter, an information providing apparatus, an information providing method, and an information providing program according to embodiments will be described with reference to the drawings. In the embodiment, configurations having the same functions are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description is omitted. In addition, the information provision apparatus, the information provision method, and the information provision program which are demonstrated by the following embodiment show only an example, and do not limit embodiment. In addition, the following embodiments may be appropriately combined within a consistent range.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration example of the information providing system according to the embodiment. The information providing system 1 is a system for an information provider such as a hotel receptionist to provide various information to a client (hotel 10). As shown in FIG. 1, the information providing system 1 includes a client terminal 2, a server device 3, and a management terminal 4. The client terminal 2, the server device 3, and the management terminal 4 are connected to be communicable with each other via a communication network (not shown) such as a wired or wireless LAN (Local Area Network).

  In the present embodiment, the information providing system 1 used for the front desk staff to provide various information to the guest 10 in the hotel is illustrated, but the information providing system 1 is applied to a system other than the hotel. Also good. For example, there is an application to an order system for notifying a menu or the like to a terminal of a passenger seat in a restaurant or the like and receiving an order from the terminal, or a distribution system for distributing various news to a user terminal registered in advance.

  The client terminal 2 is a terminal device used by the guest 10 and is set in the server device 3 by an information provider such as a hotel front desk staff, and receives information notified from the server device 3 and displays it on the screen. This is an information providing device that provides various information to the guest 10. For example, the client terminal 2 can employ an information processing apparatus (computer) such as a PC (personal computer) or a tablet terminal. For example, the client terminal 2 is installed in advance in the guest room of the guest 10. The client terminal 2 is not limited to the one that is fixed in the guest room and may be used by carrying it in the hall. In the present embodiment, it is assumed that the tablet-type client terminal 2 that can be carried and used in the hall is provided to the guest 10 by handing it at the front, for example.

  The server device 3 is a so-called server that accommodates the client terminal 2 and the management terminal 4 as clients (here, (C) is attached to distinguish them from the client of the guest 10). As an embodiment, the server device 3 may be a device such as a PC or WS (workstation). For example, the server device 3 provides various types of information in response to a request by HTTP (HyperText Transfer Protocol) from the client (C) of the client terminal 2 and the management terminal 4. In addition, the server device 3 performs bidirectional communication with the client (C) using WebSocket, which is a technical standard for bidirectional communication. For example, setting of the client terminal 2 or acquisition of a state or connection to the client terminal 2 is performed. Notify messages.

  The management terminal 4 is a terminal device used by an information provider such as a front desk staff or an administrator such as an SE (system engineer) who manages the information providing system 1, and is an information processing apparatus such as a PC. The management terminal 4 accesses a predetermined URL (Uniform Resource Locator) in the server device 3 by, for example, a management application based on a Web browser or a Web console, thereby referring to information managed by the server device 3 and various settings. Do. For example, the setting of the server device 3 performed by the information provider such as the front desk via the management terminal 4 includes setting of a message to be notified from the server device 3 to the client terminal 2.

  The client terminal 2 includes a control unit 20, a storage unit 21, a display unit 22, and a sensor unit 23. The control unit 20 is a device that controls the entire client terminal 2. As the control unit 20, an electronic circuit such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit) and an MPU (Micro Processing Unit), or an integrated circuit such as an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) and an FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) can be employed. The control unit 20 has an internal memory for storing programs defining various processing procedures and control data, and performs various processes by programs such as the service agent 201, the portal application 202, and the individual applications 203a and 203b. Run.

  The service agent 201 is, for example, a resident program running in the background, and instructs the application program corresponding to the control command to specify a URL corresponding to the control command transmitted from the server device 3. For example, the URL of a page for transmitting information stored in the storage unit 21 to the server device 3 is provided to the portal application 202. Then, the portal application 202 transmits information stored in the storage unit 21 to the management DB 311 via the management unit 301 by the HTTP protocol. As another example, when the control command transmitted from the server device 3 is a command for transmitting information, the service agent 201 uses the application corresponding to the URL of the page for downloading the target information from the server device 3. To provide. Then, the application program acquires information from the management DB 311 via the management unit 301 using the HTTP protocol, and stores the acquired information in the storage unit 21. In this way, the service agent 201 performs bidirectional data communication between the client terminal 2 and the server device 3. As an example, the service agent 201 performs bidirectional communication using the server device 3 as a trigger, using WebSocket, which is a technical standard for bidirectional communication.

  For example, when the service agent 201 receives a notification from the server device 3, the service agent 201 notifies the portal application 202, the individual applications 203a, 203b, and the like of the notification content. Further, the service agent 201 notifies the server device 3 of the instructed content in response to a transmission instruction from the portal application 202, the individual applications 203a, 203b, or the like.

  The portal application 202 is an application program based on, for example, a Web browser, and displays a portal screen for providing various services to the guest 10 on the display unit 22. This portal screen is composed of, for example, a web page of HTML (HyperText Markup Language), and various information stored in the storage unit 21 and information such as a message notified from the server device 3 via the service agent 201 are stored therein. Is displayed.

  In addition, on the portal screen, an icon button that designates activation of the individual applications 203a and 203b by a local URL (Uniform Resource Locator) is displayed. In addition, on the portal screen, reference to information managed in the server device 3 (for example, the body of a message) is made with the URL of the server device 3 (for example, a specific reference destination may be specified by a parameter such as an argument). The specified icon button is displayed. Further, the portal screen has a display area for scrolling the message notified from the server device 3 and displaying it in a telop. In the telop display area, telop messages notified from the server apparatus 3 are sequentially scrolled and displayed.

  The application program activated by the individual applications 203a and 203b is set by designating an icon button associated with the application program from the local URL, and the designated icon button is displayed on the portal screen. In addition, notification of information managed in the server device 3 (for example, the body of a message) is an icon button specified by the URL of the server device 3 (for example, a specific reference destination may be specified by a parameter such as an argument). The user can be notified by displaying.

  The portal application 202 receives an operation of the sensor unit 23 by the guest 10 on the portal screen and causes the display unit 22 to display a processing result corresponding to the operation. For example, when an operation of an icon button instructing activation of the individual applications 203a and 203b is received, the screens of the individual applications 203a and 203b are displayed on the display by activating the individual applications 203a and 203b. When an operation of an icon button for instructing reference to information managed in the server device 3 is received, information acquired by accessing the URL of the server device 3 via HTTP (for example, the text of a message) is displayed on the display.

  FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the portal screen. As illustrated in FIG. 2, the portal screen 220 includes a message display icon 221, a clock 222, an execution instruction icon 223, a setting instruction icon 224, and a telop display area 225.

  The message display icon 221 is an icon displayed when a normal message different from the message displayed in the telop display area 225 is notified from the server device 3. The portal application 202 displays a message display icon 221 when there is data stored in the storage unit 21 as a normal message. The message display icon 221 is a launcher of an individual application having a message browsing function for reading the message title, contents, and the like from the storage unit 21 and displaying them.

  The portal application 202 activates an individual application having a message browsing function by accepting an operation of the message display icon 221 and displays the message title, content, and the like notified from the server device 3 on the screen. In addition, when notification indicating that there is a message addressed to the client terminal 2 is performed (when data such as a message content or an image is not included in the storage unit 21 and exists in the server device 3), the message The contents and images are not notified from the server device 3. Therefore, in the case of a notification indicating that there is a message addressed to the client terminal 2, a predetermined URL of the server apparatus 3 is accessed by using the message ID stored in the storage unit 21 as a parameter by the operation of the client. And image data are acquired from the server device 3 and displayed.

  Note that the message content and image data acquisition timing are not limited to those by the operation of the client. For example, the service agent 201 may receive a control packet transmitted from the communication processing unit 302, and the service agent 201 may control a portal application program that acquires message contents and image data. The portal application program instructed to control accesses a predetermined URL notified from the service agent 201, acquires the message contents and image data from the management DB 311 via the service agent 201, and stores them in the storage unit 21. To do. When the portal application program stores a referenceable message in the storage unit 21, the portal application program displays that there is a message. Then, an individual application program for displaying a message may be activated by a client operation that has noticed the display, and the content of the message or image data stored in the storage unit 21 may be displayed.

  The execution instruction icon 223 instructs execution of an individual application prepared for each function, such as an alarm function, a clock function that displays the current time around the world, a TV remote control function, an Internet browsing function, and a function that displays various guidance contents. Icon. For example, when the execution instruction icon 223 for displaying content such as the cabin facility evacuation route is operated, the corresponding individual application (for example, the individual application 203b) is executed. The individual application 203b accesses a predetermined URL of the server device 3, reads out the content managed by the server device 3, and displays it.

  The setting instruction icon 224 is an icon for instructing various settings such as a language used by the client terminal 2. The setting instruction icon 224 is a launcher for an individual application that provides various setting functions such as a language. The portal application 202 activates an individual application that performs various settings by accepting an operation of the setting instruction icon 224 and performs various settings such as a language used. Further, the contents set by the individual application that performs various settings are stored as setting information in the storage unit 21 or the like. The guest 10 who is a user of the client terminal 2 can perform various settings such as a language used for the client terminal 2 by operating the setting instruction icon 224.

  The telop display area 225 is an area for scrolling and displaying a telop message notified from the server device 3. When there is message data 212 stored in the storage unit 21 as a telop message, the portal application 202 reads a telop message sentence included in the message data 212. Next, the portal application 202 scrolls the read message text from the right direction to the left direction of the telop display area 225, for example, and displays the telop.

  The individual applications 203a and 203b are application programs prepared for each function such as a clock function, an alarm function, a television remote control function, a notified message browsing function, an Internet browsing function, and various setting functions such as a language. The individual applications 203a and 203b are activated in response to, for example, an instruction on the portal screen of the portal application 202 or a notification from the server device 3 via the service agent 201, and provide various functions.

  For example, the clock function may be an application program that functions as a world clock that displays not only the time of the lodging place where the hotel is located but also the time of the guest 10's home. For example, the alarm function may be an application program that functions as an alarm clock that can set the wake-up time.

  For example, in the TV remote control function, a control signal by infrared of a TV installed in a guest room is registered, a function button corresponding to the registered control signal is displayed, and an operation of the function button is accepted, the associated control It may be an application program that transmits a signal by infrared rays. When the function button is a function button representing a channel, the function button may be displayed together with an electronic program guide or may be displayed together with program information to be broadcast.

  For example, when a message input by a hotel receptionist is present, a message display icon 221 that causes the message browsing function to function is displayed on the portal screen 220 and the message display icon 221 is operated. If accepted, it may be an application program that displays a message.

  For example, in the Internet browsing function, each function button prepared for each URL that the hotel wants to provide information is displayed on the portal screen 220, and when the operation of the function button is accepted, the application program that displays the information prepared in the corresponding URL It may be.

  For example, in the various setting functions, function buttons reminiscent of various settings such as language switching are displayed on the portal screen 220, the selected settings are displayed when the selection operation of the function buttons is accepted, and the operation content is selected. It may be a setting application program for switching to a mode corresponding to.

  The storage unit 21 is a storage device such as a hard disk, an SSD (Solid State Drive), or an optical disk. Note that the storage unit 21 may be a semiconductor memory that can rewrite data, such as a random access memory (RAM), a flash memory, and a non-volatile static random access memory (NVSRAM). The storage unit 21 stores various programs such as an OS (Operating System) executed by the control unit 20, the service agent 201, the portal application 202, and the individual applications 203a and 203b. Furthermore, the storage unit 21 stores various information used by various programs. For example, the storage unit 21 stores a definition file 211 and message data 212 indicating the setting contents for message display.

  The definition file 211 is a file in which the definition content about the message display in the client terminal 2 is shown. For example, the definition content of the definition file 211 includes a display mode in telop display, and examples include the size of characters to be displayed in telop and the scrolling speed in telop display. The definition file 211 also includes a display mode when the guest 10 detects that the client 10 has the client terminal 2 and a display mode when the line of sight (face) of the guest 10 facing the client terminal 2 is recognized. In addition, a display mode is set for each case, such as a display mode in a normal time (initial value) other than the above case. The definition content of the definition file 211 is set in advance based on a command from the management terminal 4 (details will be described later).

  The message data 212 includes a message ID for identifying a message to be displayed on the screen, the content of the message, and the like. As for the message data 212, the message data notified from the server device 3 is stored in the storage unit 21 (details will be described later).

  The display unit 22 is a display device such as an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display), and displays the portal screen 220 and the like under the control of the control unit 20. The sensor unit 23 is various sensors that detect the state of the client terminal 2, and outputs a detection result to the control unit 20. As the sensor unit 23, for example, a posture sensor 23a, a touch sensor 23b, and a camera 23c can be applied.

  The attitude sensor 23 a is an acceleration sensor that detects the attitude of the client terminal 2. The control unit 20 detects the posture change of the client terminal 2 based on the detection result of the posture sensor 23a. For example, when the posture change of the client terminal 2 is detected, the control unit 20 determines that the guest 10 has (holds) the client terminal 2.

  The touch sensor 23b is a sensor that is disposed in a housing (for example, the back of the housing) of the client terminal 2 and detects contact when the guest 10 grips the client terminal 2. Based on the detection result of the touch sensor 23b, for example, the control unit 20 determines that the guest 10 has the client terminal 2 when the contact of the guest 10 is detected.

  The camera 23c is a digital camera that is installed, for example, on the upper part of the display screen of the display unit 22 and captures the surroundings of the client terminal 2. Based on the captured image of the camera 23c, the control unit 20 recognizes the sight line (face) of the occupant 10 from the captured image using, for example, a recognition technique for recognizing a person's face / line of sight.

  The server device 3 includes a control unit 30 and a storage unit 31. The control unit 30 is a device that controls the entire server device 3 as with the control unit 20 of the client terminal 2. The control unit 30 has an internal memory for storing programs and control data defining various processing procedures, and implements the functions of the management unit 301 and the communication processing unit 302 by these.

  The management unit 301 manages content such as a cabin facility evacuation route provided in response to an access from the client terminal 2 to a predetermined URL. Specifically, the management unit 301 outputs a console screen related to content management such as new registration or change of content in response to access from the Web console of the management terminal 4. Next, the management unit 301 accepts new registration and change of content based on the console screen instruction received from the Web console. Next, the management unit 301 reflects the new registration and change contents received from the console screen in a table (not shown) for managing information for each content in the management DB 311. In addition, the management unit 301 reads the contents of a table for managing information for each content in response to an access from the client terminal 2 by an individual application (for example, the individual application 203b) that displays the content, and transmits the content to the client terminal 2. .

  In addition, the management unit 301 manages information relating to an accommodation room (guest room) where the guest 10 stays. For example, the management unit 301 determines the setting or status of the client terminal 2 managed for each identification information in the management DB 311 based on the setting or status notified from the client terminal 2 in the guest room together with the identification information (for example, tablet ID). Update. When the management unit 301 accepts registration of a message destined for one or a plurality of client terminals 2 from the management terminal 4, the management unit 301 issues identification information (for example, message ID) for identifying the message, and information on the accepted message Is recorded in the management DB 311.

  The message information includes, for example, a message type, a message destination, a message start and end date and time, and the like. When the message type is a normal message, the message information includes the message title, the message content, the attached message image, the name of the message image, and the like. If the message type is for a telop that displays a telop, the setting content received from the management terminal 4 is recorded in the telop schedule 311a and the telop content 311b. In the present embodiment, a normal message is not shown.

  In addition, the management unit 301 reads out the message information recorded in the management DB 311, and sends a message via the communication processing unit 302 based on conditions such as a destination set in the message information, a message start and end date and time, and the like. To the client terminal 2. For example, for a telop message, the setting content recorded in the telop content 311b is read and notified to the client terminal 2.

  The management unit 301 functions as an API (Application Programming Interface) that provides information requested by parameters or the like when accessing a predetermined URL using HTTP. For example, the management unit 301 displays portal management screen display data (for example, data in HTML format) that displays various types of information managed for each client terminal 2 in the management DB 311 in accordance with the access of the portal management application from the management terminal 4. Is output to the management terminal 4.

  Further, the management unit 301 receives a parameter corresponding to an operation on the portal management screen from the portal management application of the management terminal 4 and executes a process corresponding to the received parameter. As an example, the management unit 301 accepts registration of a message destined for one or more client terminals 2. The message received registration is registered in the management DB 311 by the management unit 301. In addition, the management unit 301 receives predetermined commands for the client terminal 2 such as setting, status update, and initialization from the management terminal 4. The accepted command is transferred to the communication processing unit 302 and notified to the client terminal 2. The management terminal 4 updates the definition content in the definition file 211 by using these commands, for example.

  Similar to the service agent 201 of the client terminal 2, the communication processing unit 302 is a resident program running in the background, for example, and performs bidirectional data communication with the client terminal 2. As an example, the communication processing unit 302 performs bidirectional communication with the client terminal 2 using WebSocket, which is a technical standard for bidirectional communication.

  For example, the communication processing unit 302 receives information (such as identification information and status of the client terminal 2) notified from the client terminal 2 and outputs the information to the management unit 301. Further, the communication processing unit 302 reads out the message registered in the management DB 311 by the management unit 301 and notifies (transmits) the message to the client terminal 2 corresponding to the message destination. Further, when the communication processing unit 302 receives a notification of a predetermined command from the management terminal 4 via the management unit 301, the communication processing unit 302 notifies the client terminal 2 of the received command.

  The storage unit 31 is a storage device such as a hard disk, SSD, or optical disk. The storage unit 31 may be a semiconductor memory that can rewrite data, such as a RAM, a flash memory, and an NVSRAM. The storage unit 31 stores an OS executed by the control unit 30 and programs that provide the functions of the management unit 301 and the communication processing unit 302. In addition, the storage unit 31 stores various information such as settings and status relating to each client terminal 2 and contents provided to each client terminal 2. In addition, the storage unit 31 stores a management DB 311 having a telop schedule 311a and telop content 311b for recording setting contents for a telop message for performing telop display.

  FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a data configuration example of the management DB 311. As shown in FIG. 3, the management DB 311 has a telop schedule 311a and telop contents 311b. The telop schedule 311a is a table indicating a notification schedule for each telop message. Specifically, in the telop schedule 311a, a message ID indicating a telop message to be notified is shown for each time zone such as 17:00 to 17:10. The management unit 301 can specify a telop message to be notified in the current time zone by referring to the telop schedule 311a.

  The telop content 311b is a table showing the setting content for each telop message. Specifically, the telop content 311b shows a message ID for identifying a message and the content of the message to be displayed in telop.

  For example, the management unit 301 reads the setting content (message ID, message) of the message specified as the telop message to be notified to the client terminal 2 from the telop content 311b. Next, the management unit 301 notifies the client terminal 2 of the setting content of the read telop message via the communication processing unit 302. The service agent 201 of the client terminal 2 stores the setting content of the message for telop notified from the server device 3 in the storage unit 21 as the message data 212.

  Next, details of operation contents at the time of telop display in the client terminal 2 will be described. FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating an operation example of the client terminal 2, and is a diagram illustrating an operation example related to telop display.

  As shown in FIG. 4, when the process is started by starting the portal application 202, the portal application 202 starts displaying the portal screen 220. At this time, the portal application 202 reads a message for telop included in the message data 212 and displays it in the telop display area 225 in a standard (initial value) display mode (for example, character size and scroll speed) set in the definition file 211. Display a telop.

  Next, the control unit 20 detects the state of the client terminal 2 (tablet) based on the detection result of the sensor unit 23 (S1), and specifies the state of the tablet (S2). Specifically, the control unit 20 specifies whether or not the guest 10 is “in a state of holding” the client terminal 2 based on the detection result of the attitude sensor 23a or the touch sensor 23b. In addition, the control unit 20 specifies whether or not the line of sight (face) of the guest 10 is directed to the client terminal 2 based on the captured image of the camera 23c. .

  Next, the portal application 202 determines whether or not the “holding state” is detected (S3), and if the “holding state” is detected (S3: YES), the process proceeds to S5. When the “holding state” is not detected (S3: NO), the portal application 202 determines whether or not the line-of-sight (face) recognition is detected (S4), and when the line-of-sight (face) recognition is detected In (S4: YES), the process proceeds to S5. When the line-of-sight (face) recognition is not detected (S4: NO), the portal application 202 advances the process to S6.

  In step S5, the portal application 202 determines, based on the definition file 211, the scroll speed and character size corresponding to the state in which the “holding” or line-of-sight (face) recognition is detected from the standard scroll speed and character size in the telop display. (S5). In other words, the display mode of the telop display is changed from the standard (initial value) display mode to the display mode in the case where “holding” or line-of-sight (face) recognition is detected. In S6, the portal application 202 performs telop display at the scroll speed (including the character size) corresponding to the initial value of the definition file 211. Thereby, the client terminal 2 can perform the telop display according to the state change of the own device (for example, “detection of“ holding state ”or gaze (face) face recognition).

  Note that the client terminal 2 combines a plurality of state changes of its own device, such as a combination of “held” / “placed” and presence / absence of gaze (face) face recognition, A telop display corresponding to the combination may be performed.

  FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a definition file. As shown in FIG. 5, the definition file 211 defines the scroll speed and character size of the telop display for each combination of the held / placed state, the line of sight, and presence / absence of face detection.

  FIG. 6 is a flowchart for explaining an operation example of the client terminal. More specifically, FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining processing when the display mode is changed for each combination of the holding / placed state, the line of sight, and presence / absence of face detection.

  As illustrated in FIG. 6, when the portal application 202 detects a “holding state” (S3: YES), the process proceeds to S4a. Next, the portal application 202 determines whether or not line-of-sight (face) recognition has been detected (S4a). When line-of-sight (face) recognition is detected (S4a: YES), the process proceeds to S5a, and line-of-sight (face) is detected. When recognition is not detected (S4a: NO), a process is advanced to S5b.

  In S5a, the portal application 202 detects the display state of the telop display at the scroll speed and the character size corresponding to the state in which the “holding state” is detected and the gaze (face) recognition is detected based on the definition file 211. change.

  In S5b, based on the definition file 211, the portal application 202 detects the “holding state” and the initial values (the scroll speed and the character size corresponding to the state where the gaze (face) recognition is not detected ( The display mode of the telop display is changed to (see FIG. 5).

  Further, when the portal application 202 has not detected the “held state” and is in the “placed state” (S3: NO), the process proceeds to S4b. Next, the portal application 202 determines whether or not line-of-sight (face) recognition has been detected (S4b). If line-of-sight (face) recognition is detected (S4b: YES), the process proceeds to S6a, and line-of-sight (face) is detected. If no recognition is detected (S4b: NO), the process proceeds to S6b.

  In S6a, based on the definition file 211, the portal application 202 changes the display mode of the telop display to the scrolling speed and the character size corresponding to the state of being “placed” and detecting the gaze (face) recognition. To do.

  In S6b, based on the definition file 211, the portal application 202 has an initial scroll speed and character size of the telop display corresponding to a state of being “placed” and not detecting gaze (face) recognition. Change to a value (see FIG. 5).

  As described above, the client terminal 2 as the information providing apparatus scrolls the message notified from the server apparatus 3 to the telop display area 225 of the portal screen 220 and displays the telop. Further, the client terminal 2 detects the state of its own device by the sensor unit 23. Further, the client terminal 2 changes the display mode of the telop display in the telop display area 225 when the detected state of the own device satisfies a predetermined condition.

  For example, when the guest 10 detects that the guest 10 has the client terminal 2, the client terminal 2 changes the display mode from the standard (initial value) display mode to the display mode corresponding to the “held state”. . Further, when the client terminal 2 detects the gaze (face) recognition in which the gaze (face) of the guest 10 is facing the client terminal 2, the gaze (face) is changed from the standard (initial value) display mode. ) Change to a display mode corresponding to recognition. Thereby, the client terminal 2 can perform the telop display according to the state change of the own apparatus.

  FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a display example of a telop. As illustrated in FIG. 7, the case C <b> 1 is a state in which the guest 10 does not have the client terminal 2 and the line of sight (face) of the guest 10 does not face the client terminal 2. That is, the case C1 is a state of the client terminal 2 where the guest 10 is not gazing. Case C2 is a state in which the guest 10 has the client terminal 2 and the line of sight (face) of the guest 10 faces the client terminal 2. That is, the case C2 is a state of the client terminal 2 where the guest 10 is watching.

  In the state where the guest 10 is not gazing as in the case C1, the client terminal 2 increases the scroll speed in the telop display, for example, compared to the state where the guest 10 is gazing. Moreover, in the state where the guest 10 is gazing as in the case C2, the client terminal 2 slows down the scroll speed in the telop display, for example, compared to the state where the guest 10 is not gazing. Similarly, in the state where the guest 10 is gazing, the client terminal 2 increases the size of characters in the telop display, for example, compared to the state where the guest 10 is not gazing. Accordingly, the client terminal 2 can easily read a telop display message in a state where the guest 10 is gazing, and can increase the appeal effect of the telop display for the guest 10.

  By the way, the various processes in the client terminal 2, the server apparatus 3, and the management terminal 4 demonstrated by said embodiment are realizable by executing the program prepared beforehand by computer (information processing apparatus). Therefore, in the following, an example of a computer (hardware) that executes a program having the same function as the above embodiment will be described. FIG. 8 is a block diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of the information processing apparatus.

  As illustrated in FIG. 8, the information processing apparatus 100 includes a CPU 101 that executes various arithmetic processes, an input device 102 that receives data input, a monitor 103, and a speaker 104. In addition, the information processing apparatus 100 includes a medium reading device 105 that reads a program and the like from a storage medium, an interface device 106 that is connected to various devices, and a communication device 107 that is connected to an external device by wire or wirelessly. Have. The information processing apparatus 100 includes a RAM 108 that temporarily stores various types of information and a hard disk device 109. Each unit (101 to 109) in the information processing apparatus 100 is connected to the bus 110.

  The hard disk device 109 stores a program having the same functions as the service agent 201, portal application 202, individual applications 203a and 203b, for example. The hard disk device 109 stores various data for realizing the program. The input device 102 receives input of operation information from an operator of the information processing apparatus 100, for example. The monitor 103 displays various screens operated by the operator, for example. The interface device 106 is connected to, for example, a printing device. The communication device 107 is connected to a communication network such as a LAN, and exchanges various types of information with external devices via the communication network.

  The CPU 101 reads out each program stored in the hard disk device 109, develops it in the RAM 108, and executes it to perform various processes. These programs realize the functions of, for example, the service agent 201, the portal application 202, and the individual applications 203a and 203b.

  Note that the above program need not necessarily be stored in the hard disk device 109. For example, the information processing apparatus 100 may read and execute a program stored in a storage medium readable by the information processing apparatus 100. The storage medium readable by the information processing apparatus 100 corresponds to, for example, a portable recording medium such as a CD-ROM, a DVD disk, a USB (Universal Serial Bus) memory, a semiconductor memory such as a flash memory, a hard disk drive, and the like. Alternatively, the program may be stored in a device connected to a public line, the Internet, a LAN (Local Area Network), etc., and the information processing device 100 may read and execute the program therefrom.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Information provision system 2 ... Client terminal 3 ... Server apparatus 4 ... Management terminal 10 ... Guest 20 ... Control part 21 ... Storage part 22 ... Display part 23 ... Sensor part 23a ... Attitude sensor 23b ... Touch sensor 23c ... Camera 30 ... Control unit 31 ... Storage unit 100 ... Information processing device 101 ... CPU
102 ... Input device 103 ... Monitor 104 ... Speaker 105 ... Media reader 106 ... Interface device 107 ... Communication device 108 ... RAM
109 ... Hard disk device 110 ... Bus 201 ... Service agent 202 ... Portal application 203a, 203b ... Individual application 211 ... Definition file 212 ... Message data 220 ... Portal screen 221 ... Message display icon 222 ... Clock 223 ... Execution instruction icon 224 ... Setting instruction Icon 225 ... Telop display area 301 ... Management unit 302 ... Communication processing unit 311 ... Management DB
311a ... Ticker schedule 311b ... Ticker contents C1, C2 ... Case

Claims (7)

A display unit that scrolls the notified message to a predetermined area and displays a telop;
A detection unit for detecting the state of the device itself;
And a control unit that changes a display mode of the telop display when the detected state of the own apparatus satisfies a predetermined condition. The detection unit detects whether the user is holding the device,
The information providing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the control unit changes a display mode of the telop display when the user is holding the own apparatus. The detection unit detects a user's line of sight with respect to the own device,
The information providing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the control unit changes a display mode of the telop display when the user's line of sight is directed toward the user apparatus. The information providing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the control unit changes at least one of a scrolling speed and a character size in the telop display. The control unit slows down the scroll speed and increases the character size when the detected state of the device satisfies a predetermined condition, as compared with a case where the predetermined condition is not satisfied. The information providing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein at least one of the changes is performed. Scroll the notified message to a predetermined area and display it as a telop.
Detect the status of its own device,
An information providing method, wherein the computer executes a process of changing the display mode of the telop display when the detected state of the own apparatus satisfies a predetermined condition. Scroll the notified message to a predetermined area and display it as a telop.
Detect the status of its own device,
An information providing program that causes a computer to execute a process of changing a display mode of the telop display when the detected state of the own apparatus satisfies a predetermined condition.

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